The Beatles - Get Back

The Beatles - Get Back 1969 "Get Back" is a song by The Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon/McCartney. The song was originally released as a single on 11 April 1969 and credited to "The Beatles with Billy Preston." An alternate mix of the song later became the closing track of Let It Be (1970), which was The Beatles' last album released just after the group split. The single version was later issued on CD on the second disc of the Past Masters compilation. The single reached number one in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, France, West Germany, and Mexico. It was The Beatles' only single that credited another artist (Preston), although Tony Sheridan had shared billing with The Beatles on his own single "My Bonnie" when issued in the UK in 1962 (and again in 1964) "Get Back" was The Beatles' first single release in true stereo in the US In the UK, Beatles singles remained monaural until the following release, "The Ballad of John and Yoko" When Phil Spector came to remix "Get Back" he decided to make it seem different from the version released as the single. Both of the previous unreleased Get Back albums included elements of studio chatter to add to the live feel of the recordings. In this spirit, Spector included part of the studio chatter recorded immediately before the master take (recorded on 27 January) and added the close of the rooftop performance. This made the album version appear to be a live version ...

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